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Old 09-06-2004, 07:26 PM
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Thought this was interesting:

Walter Cavanagh of Santa Clara, California, USA, has 1,397 individual credit cards, which together are worth more than $1.65 million in credit. He keeps them in the world's longest wallet, which is 250 ft. in length and weighs 38 lbs. 8 oz.

Reporting Pub: Guiness Book of World Records
Article Title: Most Credit Cards
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Old 09-07-2004, 08:11 AM
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And I thought when I had 10 cards at one time, it was alot. lol
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It appears he is still going strong. Walter Cavanagh now owns 1,497 valid credit cards with a credit line of about $1.7 million.
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It would be very dangerous for me to have that amount of credit
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